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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) issued details of its deadlines for receipt of applications that have pre-Christmas or pre year-end approval deadlines for:
Deadlines for receipt of applications are set out below.
QIAIF/professional and qualified ELTIF filings - normal timeframes apply until 22 December 2026 |
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For QIAIFS / professional and qualified ELTIFs seeking authorisation/ approval/noting on: |
Deadline for receipt |
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23 and 24 December |
3pm on 22 December |
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29 December |
3pm on 23 December |
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30 and 31 December |
3pm on 29 December |
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4 January |
5pm on 30 December |
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UCITS, RIAIF, retail ELTIF authorisations/approvals/noting |
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For UCITS, RIAIF, retail ELTIF seeking authorisation/ approval/noting on: |
Deadline for receipt of executed documentation |
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23, 24, 29, 30 and/or 31 December |
close of business on 21 December |
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24, 29-31 December 2026 and 4-8 January 2027 will not be counted towards the timeframes for issuing comments (detailed on CBI website) in relation to UCITS, RIAIF, and retail ELTIF applications. This is in an effort to focus over the Christmas period on applications that are at an advanced stage and considered likely to be authorised /approved prior to year-end.
Examples:
Monday, 4 January 2027 is the first day of 2027 that funds may be authorised/approved and/ or post-authorisation updates noted. Executed documentation for funds seeking authorisation / approval or noting on that date must be received by close of business on Wednesday, 30 December.
QIAIF change of service provider filings |
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Effective date |
Deadline for receipt |
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24 December 2026 – 4 January 2027 |
5pm on 18 December |
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ICAV registration/conversion/migration applications |
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Effective date |
Deadline for receipt |
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23 December – 31 December |
5pm on 11 December |
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Revocations |
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Effective date |
Deadline for receipt of completed revocation application, including payment of the funding levy |
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End December 2026 |
5pm on 15 December |
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Fund service provider authorisations
Firms intending to submit an Acquiring Transaction notification between Tuesday, 29 December 2026 and Thursday, 31 December 2026 (inclusive) should engage with the Fund Service Provider Authorisation Team before Wednesday, 23 December by emailing Mancofspauthorisations@centralbank.ie.
For more information, please contact any member of A&L Goodbody's Asset Management & Investment Funds team.
Date published: 8 October 2026
